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  • Thumbnail for Paga Crocodile Pond
    Paga Crocodile Pond is a sacred pond in Paga in the Upper East Region of Ghana, which is inhabited by West African crocodiles. Due to the friendliness...
    7 KB (908 words) - 06:36, 15 April 2023
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    from Bolgatanga, is Paga, home to the sacred crocodile ponds. These are purportedly the "friendliest" crocodiles in Ghana, and it is said that the souls...
    17 KB (1,043 words) - 14:10, 26 April 2024
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    The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) is a medium-sized broad-snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater...
    61 KB (6,231 words) - 03:19, 17 March 2024
  • tribe. Paga is known for its sacred crocodile ponds, where most visitors are surprised that they can touch a live crocodile. Paga is a small town in the...
    8 KB (357 words) - 20:23, 9 December 2023
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    of karma in this world and are similar to a crocodile preying upon a helpless elephant stuck in a muddy pond. Humans are thus stuck in a continuous cycle...
    7 KB (878 words) - 02:17, 3 May 2024
  • month of Dhu al-Hijjah. The festival is famous for the role of the sacred crocodiles of the shrine, and the African-influence rituals of the Sheedi community...
    4 KB (520 words) - 09:18, 17 December 2023
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    "Crocodile City" (Koinē Greek: Κροκοδειλόπολις Krokodeilópolis), which was borrowed into Latin as Crocodīlopolis. The city worshipped a tamed sacred crocodile...
    30 KB (2,669 words) - 14:42, 14 May 2024
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    colonialists. Some historians say that the crocodiles at the shrine's pond have been here for centuries. The crocodiles are an integral part of the shrine and...
    7 KB (737 words) - 12:35, 24 April 2024
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    centre. Periphery has been fenced and a mound inside the pond was created to watch the crocodiles from the close range. As per the 2011 Census of India,...
    9 KB (627 words) - 21:10, 28 March 2023
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    tourist attractions in the district including the Paga Sacred Crocodile Ponds, the Zenga Pond, Pikworo Slave camp, a Pottery Art Centre at Sirigu which...
    18 KB (2,412 words) - 14:32, 1 September 2023
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    crowned crane Chimpanzee De Brazza's monkey Drill Dumeril's boa Dwarf crocodile Eastern bongo Emperor scorpion Gabon talapoin Leopard Leopard tortoise...
    6 KB (493 words) - 01:33, 30 April 2024
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    Buddha image currently in the bot. Next to it is a garden called The Crocodile Pond. Sala Rai - There are 16 satellite pavilions, most of them placed around...
    36 KB (3,937 words) - 11:07, 23 April 2024
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    Red-footed tortoise Spider tortoise Vietnamese pond turtle Smooth-fronted caiman Dwarf crocodile Nile crocodile Komodo dragon Blue-tongued skink Gila monster...
    8 KB (721 words) - 17:01, 19 February 2024
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    Nickel or Nikkel plus Kobolt). The Old High German form nihhus also meant "crocodile", while the Old English nicor could mean both a "water monster" like those...
    30 KB (4,069 words) - 06:58, 2 April 2024
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    Ganges (category Sacred rivers)
    (Gavialis gangeticus) and mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), and the Ganges delta is home to the saltwater crocodile (C. porosus). Among the numerous...
    159 KB (17,246 words) - 10:06, 21 May 2024
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    Tañon Strait. Due to Kaptan's love for him, Sinogo retained a crocodile avatar, a sacred form in old Bisaya beliefs. Tawong Lipod - invisible spirits ranging...
    34 KB (4,151 words) - 14:06, 7 May 2024
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    Dhunge dhara (section Ponds)
    Every twelve years the Godawari Mela is celebrated for one month at the sacred pond of Godawari Kunda in Lalitpur District. The 22 stone spouts in Balaju...
    84 KB (9,392 words) - 21:20, 8 March 2024
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    largest man-made ponds. Hindu genealogy registers are kept here. Sannihit Sarovar: The pond is believed to be the meeting point of seven sacred Saraswatis....
    27 KB (2,483 words) - 02:34, 15 April 2024
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    Pushkar Lake (category Sacred lakes of India)
    Ajmer district of the Rajasthan state of western India. Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as "Tirtha-Guru" [Thirtha...
    40 KB (4,818 words) - 13:27, 16 April 2024
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    addition to the ruins of ancient monasteries, there is a sacred Bodhi tree and an ancient bathing pond. Royal Thai monastery South Korean Stupa Sri Lankan...
    97 KB (7,891 words) - 09:54, 17 May 2024
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